Cessna 340 crash, Jan 3, 2023, Providenciales
Cessna 340 accident on January 3, 2023 near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands with no fatalities. Cause: A fuel system malfunction of...
- Date: January 3, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A fuel system malfunction of undetermined cause resulted in fuel starvation of both engines (NTSB). The locker tank did not transfer fuel.
A Cessna 340 flying from Basseterre ran out of fuel for both engines because of a fuel system malfunction and ditched near Providenciales waters. All four aboard survived and were rescued by a fisherman about four hours later.